Right before CP +, Voigtländer announced that they’re bringing their Nokton Classic 35mm f1.4 to Canon RF some time in 2026.  The exact release date and price have not yet been announced.

According to the press release on parent company Cosina’s website, the lens is “A large-aperture, compact wide-angle lens…reviving the character of classic lenses through the refinement of modern optical technology.”  The lens is described has have 6 groups with 8 elements, and 10 blades, and weighs 260g, or just over .5 lbs.

For Canon RF fans of the 35mm focal length, this is welcome news.  Don’t get me wrong – I would have been over the moon if Voigtländer would have announced they were bringing their 35mm f1.2 APO-Lanthar to Canon RF, or even the 35mm f1.3 Nokton IV to the Canon RF mount.  But this is a nice start and will slot in well with the other RF lens ports of existing lenses including the 40mm f1.2, the 50mm F1.0, the 75mm f1.5, and the 75mm f1.8.

I have the RF 50mm F1.0, and just recently picked up the 40mm f1.2 (because it was the closest I could get to a 35mm f1.2 on the RF platform).  Still, this 35mm f1.4 Nokton model looks interesting to me.  I plan to pick one up as soon as they’re available for testing.  I want to compare it not only to my 40mm Voigtländer, but also my EF 35mm f.14 II.  Optically, I don’t expect the Voigtländer to exceed what I can get from the Canon EF glass (which I still think outperforms any other 35mm lens currently available for the RF platform).  But the Voigtländer is less than half the weight of the Canon EF 35mm f1.2 II – evenless when you account for the EF to RF adaptor. It could be an AMAZING travel lens for me.  But I doubt I have room in my lens collection for both the Voigtländer 40mm and 35mm.  I expect it to retail for ~$800.00.  More to come.